CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.2

ELA1st GradeComprehension and Collaboration

The Standard

Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Speaking and Listening Standards

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students listen closely to a read-aloud, short talk, recording, or video. They ask relevant questions and answer with details they heard or saw.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students ask a relevant who, what, where, when, why, or how question. They answer questions with accurate details from the read-aloud, talk, recording, or video.
Common Misconceptions: Students may ask unrelated questions or repeat a detail as a question. They may answer from personal experience instead of using information they heard or saw.
How to Assess It: Read aloud: “Ben’s class put a bird feeder by the window. They filled it with sunflower seeds. On Friday, two blue jays came.” Ask students to answer, “What seeds did the class use?” and create one question about another detail.

Lesson moves

Show three classroom objects, describe their colors and uses aloud, then have partners ask and answer questions about the details.
After a read-aloud, ask, “What detail helped you understand the problem?” and have students explain their answer to a partner.
Play Detail Detective by reading three clues aloud, then award a point for each accurate question and answer.
Play a short school announcement, then have students ask a partner one question and answer one question about the schedule or event.

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